Kaira
“Kaira is an astonishing total artwork comprised of movement, space, lighting and music, a simply fantastic visual experience which opens up one’s senses to the limit.”
In Kaira, Leinonen breaks away from her former trademark, the meticulously stylised movement language. The core idea of Kaira is transposition: from complex to simplicity. The movement language reveals the spiral of an auger drill, rotation and eruption. The piece drills into relationships between people by means of dynamics and pure movement.
Choreography: Susanna Leinonen
Music: Kasperi Laine
Costumes: Erika Turunen
Lighting Design: Mikki Kunttu
Dancers: Jyrki Karttunen, Sara Kovamäki, Heidi Lehtoranta, Jere Nurminen, Jouka Valkama and Susanna Leinonen (Tiia Huuskonen, Elina Häyrynen, Riku Lehtopolku, Pekka Louhio, Elisa Tuovila)
Duration: 60 min
Premiere: 15.6.2006 Kuopio Dance Festival, Kuopio City Theatre
Production: Kuopio Dance Festival and Zodiak – The Center for New Dance
Financially supported by The Finnish Cultural Foundation, National Council for Dance and Alfred Kordelin Foundation
“Kaira is an astonishing total artwork comprised of movement, space, lighting and music, a simply fantastic visual experience which opens up one’s senses to the limit.”
– Helsingin Sanomat (2006)
“Kaira, which was interpreted by 6 dancers, deals with relationships, which is always an intriguing topic, but there is more to it – with the music, lights and costumes – it seemed to be talking about the human condition in general.”
– Iisalmi Sanomat (2006)
